Prevalence and burden of self-reported blindness, low vision, and visual impairment in the French community: A nationwide survey

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1117-1124

  Brézin, Antoine Pierre ^a,d   Lafuma, Antoine ^b   Fagnani, Francis ^b   Mesbah, Mounir ^c   Berdeaux, Gilles ^c  

^a Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^b CEMKA EVAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIGHT; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF DISCLOSURE; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 23844508631     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.8.1117     Document Type: Review

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